I did not use the wood that came in the kit or at lest 60% of it. I found the lightest peces for for fuze LE &TE spar and so on. buy light wood.

Mine was a ARF so not much choice.. but it does glide VERY well. I might even a dd a little MORE nose weight so it penetrates a little better..

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Should lift it just fine. I did a GL with a Park 480 and it took off like a rocket ship.

Wow 480 thats crazy did you mount it TO the fron or did you mount it INSIDE the front ?? I am thinking easiest is just cut the nose off, replace the "nose cone" with a piece of ply wood and attach the motor directly to that.. simple but a little ugly..

Mine was a ARF so not much choice.. but it does glide VERY well. I might even a dd a little MORE nose weight so it penetrates a little better..

Wow 480 thats crazy did you mount it TO the fron or did you mount it INSIDE the front ?? I am thinking easiest is just cut the nose off, replace the "nose cone" with a piece of ply wood and attach the motor directly to that.. simple but a little ugly..

I put the plywood firewall on the front, reversed the shaft in the motor, and put the motor inside. The prop spinner then becomes the new nose cone. I now have a Super Rieti that I am going to set up the same. Power 15 I think for that.

I put the plywood firewall on the front, reversed the shaft in the motor, and put the motor inside. The prop spinner then becomes the new nose cone. I now have a Super Rieti that I am going to set up the same. Power 15 I think for that.

480 was more motor than it ever needed.

Cool That should work out NICE.. maybe a 2200 pack int it and away we go!

You're gonna love having a motor. I had a Hi-Start back when I did the same as you, built a GL to get back into RC after a few year hiatus. They work but are basically a pain in the butt. Used a winch a few times when I belonged to a club that was big into flying at the sod farm. They work pretty nice but are not always practical if you share the field with powered. I still have a long-shaft Ford starter that I meant to make one from.

I set up my buddies kit gentle lady with a park 480 swinging an 11x6 folder w/ a 1800mah 3 cell. As already said its a vertical climber. Fun to watch it climb haha. Got the same motor in my 100" bird but with an 11x8 and its perfect.

WEll guys you are TOTALLY right. got the motor on her. 450 slow fly from heads up rc 18 amp esc, 2200 11.1 lipo and 11x6 folding prop. and it balances PERFECT! no more added weight!

Flew it on sunday first flight I had about 30 mins in the air and brought it in just to check on things... STILL had plenty of battery left threw her back up for another 30 or so mins till I ran out of juice.. finally brought her in and Screwed up the landing.. DOH.. turned into the wind that was a little bit to much and stalled it.. ARRGH no bigge broke the motor mount I made out.. went home glued it back in added a little extra ooomph and epoxy to it and shes back in the air!

did you guys vent the body to let air in to cool the esc?? I have four small holes that are basically the corners of the body that dont get covered by the round spinner. then I opened a little hole about 1/2" wide and an inch long under the wing on the bottom of the fuse.. dont know that I need it.. but cant hurt..

Good to hear the setup is working good for you. Here's what I did for my windsurfer 100. 2 holes partially covered by the spinner plus entry and exit vents in the hatch cover. Just make sure theu dont interfere with the stuff inside.

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Good to hear the setup is working good for you. Here's what I did for my windsurfer 100. 2 holes partially covered by the spinner plus entry and exit vents in the hatch cover. Just make sure theu dont interfere with the stuff inside.

I think the Gentle Lady is an excellent candidate for a motor in the nose. Mine always had a heavy nicad in front (for the past 25 years or so that I've had the plane), so yes, you have to balance it. I don't think the ARF will come balanced for you. They leave that up to you.

I think I will end up putting a motor on mine too, but if I do, it'll be a power pod over the wing.
In fact, I've been thinking about making a universal power pod for my gliders, that can sit on top of the wing.

And to answer the question by metalwizard, yes, I always do try to get some kind of venting to my ESCs. It's cheap insurance, so why not? You can either cut a NACA style port into the fuselage or mount a scoop or something. Just remember, if you have vented air coming in, you should also have a way for it to get out.

I told you Motor = more fun and more flight time . I use a 3s1300 nanoteck 45/90C I set he up a little tail heavy so she would show me the thurmals better.
I also have a passerX WOW to much fun . Moter gliders all the way.
Ok and a few DLGs